Coffee-package.



PATENTED JULY 31, 1906.

H. D. TERRELL. COFFEE PACKAGE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3. 1905.

Inventor do Attorneys,

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY BENTON TERRELL, ATLANTA, GEORGIA. CO FFE E -PACKAGEa Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 31, 1996.

Application filed June 8,1905. Serial No. 263.613.

Coflee-Package, of which the following is a' specification.

This invention relates to a coffee-package. Bhe objects of the invention are in a ready, simple, thoroughly feasible, and practical manner indefinitely to preserve ground or pulverized cofiee, positively to obviate the formation of dregsor'grounds in the coflee made from the article, to effect a material saving in the amount of quantity of cofiee used, and to retain the full flavor and aroma of the coffee.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification, andin which like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts, the figure is a view in perspective, part y: in section, exhibiting a pac age of coffee prepared according to the present invention.

In the formation of these packages fabric bags are employed, which may be made'of any suitable textile material and of any size,

but preferably graded as to the quantity they will hold in order to provide for the making without'waste of any quantity of coflee from a cu ful to any amount. The bag 1 will be of t e usual form'sa that of a tobacco-ba and into this is ed the ground up verized coffee 2, after which the mouth of the bag is sewed, thereby preventing any escape of coffee. The packa e thus prepared is then treated with a su stance that will preclude airand moisture,

but will not detract in the least from the flavor of the coffee made from the article thuspresented. Y

Various materials may be utilized for forming the coating?) on the ba the substance employed in this instance ein moljten su ar, into which the bag is wholI immerse' thereby positively closing all the pores, and thus sealing the contained cofiee against the deteriorating effects of moisture and. air, and the ackage 6 thus prepared when sr ed ina aroma of the coffee indefinitely. When liquid coffee is to be made, boiling water in sufficient quantity is taken, and into this is drop ed the required amount of coflee,

whic may be one or more of the packages, 6 0

whereupon the protecting-envelop 3 will dissolve, and thus allow the water to percolate through the interstices of the bag and into direct contact with the coflee contained thereby. The bag will generally be made of a textile material that will be of sufliciently fine mesh-to prevent the escape of any of the ound coffee outward into t e coffee-pot or urn, so that while the full flavor of the cofiee will be extracted the formation of dregs or grounds will positively be precluded.

The rocedure herein defined is cheap, thoroug y practical, and may readily be carried into effect without the employment of any particular kind of-machinery for the pur ose.

e coffee thus prepared may be kept indefinitely, and its aroma will not in the least deteriorate. Of course it will be preferable that the packages containing the cofiee be retained in a dry state, otherwise the coatin or envelo of sugar may become sticky an might a ere; but even this eontin ency may be met and the value of the pac ages enhanced by inclosing it in a wrap er of paraflin-paper -or other waterproo material which will resist the action of moisture.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. As a new article of manufacture, coffee o ermanently contained in a holderof textile abric coated with molten sugar. a p l 2. A coffee-package consisting of a closed bag ofsuffici'ent ermeabilityto act as a filter for the, co ee contained therein and 5 ry place will retain the 55 

